Climate Change and Human Health

Climate change will impact on human health. There is a growing body of research on this topic and the RACP Climate Change Working Group encourage all physicians to increase their awareness of this issue. To facilitate the sharing of information, links to recent research papers on this topic are provided below.

The RACP New Zealand Policy and Advocacy Committee has developed a Discussion Paper (2012) addressing the specific health effects of climate change in New Zealand and how the health sector can make a differerence.

The campaign by the Climate Code Green Advocacy Campaign, within the Australian Medical Students' Association, was highlighted by Senator Bob Brown during the closing plenary at the World Congress of Internal Medicine 2010. The hugely effective campaign video is available here: http://www.amsa.org.au/climate